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U.S. Suspends $900 Million in Military Aid to Pakistan

HeadlineJan 05, 2018

The United States has suspended at least $900 million in military aid to Pakistan, after President Trump accused Pakistan of not doing enough to combat terrorism. This is State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert.

Heather Nauert: “Today, we can confirm that we are suspending national security—or, excuse me, we are suspending security assistance, security assistance only, to Pakistan at this time. Until the Pakistani government takes decisive action against groups including the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network—we consider them to be destabilizing the region and also targeting U.S. personnel—the United States will suspend that kind of security assistance to Pakistan.”

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